Makian, East
A language of Indonesia (Maluku)
| Population | 20,000. 18,000 or more in East Makian, 2,000 or more in Kayoa (1983 SIL). |
| Region | North Maluku, east Makian Island, south Mori Island, Kayoa islands, west coast of south Halmahera, Bacan and Obi islands. Transmigration project near Kao. |
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Indonesia, Northern Maluku |
| Alternate names | Makian Dalam, Makian Timur |
| Dialects | East Makian, Kayoa (Kajoa). Similar to Gane [gzn]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, South Halmahera-West New Guinea, South Halmahera, East Makian-Gane |
| Language use | Positive attitude. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. |
| Comments | Muslim. |
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